Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool: a focus on treatment regimens.
OBJECTIVE
To develop and test a patient questionnaire on treatment satisfaction with diabetes regimens.


METHODS
Survey items were developed from community clinic focus groups, pretested in patients with diabetes, and examined in two samples of treated patients.


RESULTS
Sixteen items performed well in assessing treatment experiences: ease and convenience, lifestyle burdens, well-being, and medical control. Construct validity was supported by associations (P < 0.05) with treatment complexity, self-rated glucose control, health worries, and A1C. Internal consistency ranged from 0.89 to 0.95.


CONCLUSIONS
The Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool offers a comprehensive assessment of patient acceptability, with diabetes therapy useful for individualizing therapeutic decision making.
Anderson
Roger T
RT
College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. rtanders@psu.edu
Girman
Cynthia J
CJ
Pawaskar
Manjiri D
MD
Camacho
Fabian T
FT
Calles
Jorge
J
Kelly
William S
WS
DeMuro
Carla
C
Balkrishnan
Rajesh
R
D001007:Anxiety; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin